Mike Robinson, Charles Malet, and Vanessa Beeley present today's UK Column News.
UK Column News Show Notes
00:37 Facial Recognition: Live in London
Faces of Oxford Street shoppers to be scanned in hunt for wanted crime suspects | The Standard
Oxford Street set to get permanent live facial recognition cameras | ITV News London
Stop Facial Recognition — Big Brother Watch
Germany plans to give intelligence services sweeping new powers | Euractiv
07:20 Drought: Fishy Tales from the river
Experts warn more heatwave fish deaths may occur | BBC
Eutrophication | BBC Bitesize
Ending river pollution in the UK | Soil Association
Government steps in to build first major reservoirs in 30 years | DEFRA
12:11 Colombia: Earthquake & regime change
Petro post on X https://x.com/upholdreality/status/2084656813983617461
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25:30 Dobby Effect: People power does work
Harry Potter fans force diversion of UK-Ireland power link to avoid Dobby's grave | BBC
Renewable Energy Planning Database | DESNZ
29:40 Electricity: Bribes for pylons
Households living near new pylons to save thousands on bills - GOV.UK
32:45 War Graves: Cover-up of headstone crushing
Fury of heroes' families as Army crushes hundreds of war graves into gravel for drainage ditch | Daily Mail
Our sites in challenging locations | Commonwealth War Graves Commission
UK Turns The Screw On Putin | FCDO
Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves | The Guardian
At least 16 cemeteries in Gaza have been desecrated by Israeli forces | CNN
39:45 Arctic: China gets going on sea route
The first Chinese "minibuses" will go along the Northern Sea Route
43:01 Syria: New agreement bad news for Russia
The Blair-Bush Project in Syria That Brought Al Qaeda to Power | UK Column
Syria, Russia agree to reorganize Russian military presence under new memorandum
Russia Sees Syria Bases Deal Securing Hub for Africa Operations - Bloomberg
Syria-Russia Deal Ends Moscow's Use Of Mediterranean Bases, Straining Its Global African Reach
How Trump and Erdoğan can turn US LNG energy dominance into Black Sea stability - Atlantic Council
52:34 Russia: UK steps up surveillance
Royal Navy steps up monitoring of increased Russian activity in UK waters
UK armed forces step up monitoring of increased Russian activity in UK waters - GOV.UK
55:00 Civil War: Musk allows Bones to continue
Elon Musk at Unite The Kingdom 2025
01:01:20 Eclipse: Charles cracks a few jokes
Total Solar Eclipse on 12 Aug 2026: Path Map & Times | Time and Date